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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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